Joe Vernon Simmons, Sr., age 85 of Petersburg, WV passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Winchester Medical Center.  Born ...

Peanut’s family will receive friends on Thursday May 22, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, West Virginia. Funeral services will be on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 11 a.m.

POCATELLO — The former owner of Downard Funeral Home has accepted a plea agreement for mistreating dead bodies, falsifying records, and sending fake remains of deceased people to their families.

Joe Vernon Simmons Sr., 85, of Petersburg, West Virginia, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Winchester Medical Center. Joe’s family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 6 – 8 p.m.

Petersburg Elementary School is a public school located in Petersburg, WV, which is in a remote town setting. The student population of Petersburg Elementary School is 637 and the school serves PK-6.

Petersburg High School is a public school located in Petersburg, WV, which is in a remote town setting. The student population of Petersburg High School is 616 and the school serves 7-12.

AMENI OLUGBALA WAS CHARGED WITH THE 2020 KILLING OF WALTER HART, JR. OUTSIDE "WESTHAVEN FUNERAL HOME". PROSECUTORS SAY IT HAPPENED DURING AN ARGUMENT OVER THE OBITUARY FOR HART'S NEPHEW-- WHOSE ...

That’s the reason Dale Burger, owner of Elk Funeral & Cremation Service, at 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. in Charleston, gave for why there are so many unclaimed cremated remains at funeral homes.

In St. Petersburg, however, he keeps hitting home runs. Ruth passed away in 1948, but his legacy in St. Petersburg as a baseball player and community figure has remained ever since he spent many ...